PPT-Puritan Beliefs and the Salem

Witchcraft Trials They wanted to reform their national church by eliminating every shred of Catholic influence Their attempt to purify the Church of England and their own lives was based on the teachings of John . SalemDenison Country Club 18 Hole Golf Course Design & Construction is now offering the Texomaland area, (North Texas and Southern Oklahoma), Fairway Estates, a new highly restricted sub-division. It is a new Golf Course Community in Denison's E.T.J.., Northern Grayson County in Texas. If you are seeking a Peaceful lifestyle, enjoy nature, recreation and privacy, Consulting Forensic Pathologist and Medical Examiner, on Issues and Answers with Jayne Valez Mitchell and The Nancy Grace Show on CNN Headline News, discussing high profile homicide, kidnapping, and missing person cases 2008-2012 Colonial New England. I. Intro Stuff: . A. Can We Agree . . . . ? . B. Nonetheless, Puritans did NOT Agree with us. They believed in a corporeal Satan who walked the earth and thus he may have had minions/witches to do his bidding. . th. century (including the Massachusetts Bay Colony). DOCUMENT D: Image of Giles . Corey, accused of witchcraft, . being pressed to death in Salem (1692) . This demonstrates Puritan intolerance because . First Year Seminar. Salem: Place, Myth, and . Memory. Miguel Peguero. The Witch Trials of 1692. The Salem Witch Trials began Spring of 1692. A group of young girls in Salem Village claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused a few local women of witchcraft.. The Crucible. EQ: How can literature portray the culture and beliefs of Early America?. Rebels or Revolutionaries?. Puritans: “purify” the Church of England. Catholic influences. Absolutist – monarchy has complete control over all. EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE. Who were they?. A group of Protestants who sought to purify the Church of England. Pur. itan --- . Pur. ify. Not very popular in England. Imprisoned, tortured, killed, etc.. of 1692. Hysteria is born . . . . The . Big. Ps and the little ps. Pilgrims. . Pilgrim: a traveler – one who has come from afar – to a religious or holy land. Known as the Separatists . Mayflower, 1620, Plymouth Rock. 2. What does sin do to a person?. 3. Can we and should we be forgiven from the sins of our past?. 4. What are the effects of being exiled or shunned from a society? Do we always want to get back in? . The Salem Witch Trials took place in Colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft – 20 were executed. Trials have become the prime example of paranoia and injustice. BACKGROUND NOTES. The play is set in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. The play deals with the Salem Witch Trials. The main characters are Puritans. The Crucible. WHO WERE THE PURITANS?. English Protestants who wanted to “purify” the Church of England. Who Really Moves the . Ouija . Board?. The devil gives people powers. The devil grants loyalty if those with the “powers” harm others. Historical Context. A "witchcraft craze" rippled through Europe from the 1300s to the end of the 1600s. . Stefan Brandt – . stefan.brandt@uni-graz.at. Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz . Guest Professor. Università. . Ca. ‘ . Foscari. , . Venice. Time Travel. First . encounters. between European . settlers. H. eppard. What were some beliefs about witchcraft and witches people held in the past?. Witches were believed to be agents of Satan on Earth.. Anyone could be a witch.. Witches can force others to do their will..